Jamie Sommer

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Trusting Online Law – UELMA Has a Way to Go

Reported by Walter Baumann:

In a recent posting on the blog of the Canadian legal news web site, Slaw, Judith Gaskell, former Director of the Law Library of Congress and former Director of the DePaul Rinn Law library, wrote about

Permanent link to this article: https://chicagolawlib.org/blog/2013/02/06/trusting-online-law-uelma-has-a-way-to-go/

Mayor Emanuel Ushers in New Era in City Data Access

Reported by Walter Baumann:

Mayor Emanuel has moved quickly to have city agencies assemble and distribute data from their operations. This data will also be used internally for data  analysis to improve city decision-making and management. To carry out …

Permanent link to this article: https://chicagolawlib.org/blog/2012/12/20/mayor-emanuel-ushers-in-new-era-in-city-data-access/

Finding Illinois Law

The CALL Government Relations Committee is proud to publish Finding Illinois Law: A Librarian’s Guide for Non-Lawyers. Recognizing that legal research is a specialized skill practiced by attorneys and law librarians, but that the general public often has a …

Permanent link to this article: https://chicagolawlib.org/blog/2012/12/17/finding-illinois-law/

Community Service Collection to Benefit Veterans

In honor of Veterans Day, the CALL Community Service Committee will be taking collections at the November business meeting to benefit two excellent local groups providing services to veterans.  A Safe Haven helps veterans transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency with …

Permanent link to this article: https://chicagolawlib.org/blog/2012/11/02/community-service-collection-to-benefit-veterans/